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Sometime the Best Things are Not Planned

Tire

On the way to work yesterday, the drivers on my right side kept pointing at me and then pointing back. The road I take to work is bumpy so I can't tell if my car is operate any differently.

Once I pulled over to the shoulder, I saw that the right rear tire is almost flat. I called "my mechanic" and he told me to pull into the nearest gas station (since there are usually repair shop next to it) and have a mechanic inspect and fix the leak if possible.

Just my luck, the gas station I went into is Arco and it didn't have a repair shop. However, the station has a air pump; so I filled the flat tire and inspected the tire for leak. I couldn't find any so I drove to work. I inspected the tire again during lunch and after work for signs of deflation and leak but the tire still looks good.

I don't know why the tire was almost flat but since the treads on the tire are already thinning out, I'll go buy new tires for my car.

Daily Gratitude: Kind drivers that took the time and effort to get me to notice the flat tire. The tire did not blew up in the middle of the road. The tire is still good enough to get me home and maybe a few more miles to get me to the tire center so I can replace all the tires.

Busy

My life (and probably most people's life) go through peaks and valleys. When I am at the peak, I crave for a moment to take a breather. When I am at the valley, I am so bored I would look for things to do.

I think right now I am at the peak.

Daily gratitude: Smooth (not a crazy) day.

Owie

I got my Tetanus booster shot today and now my arm hurts :(

According to this site, soreness or tenderness where the shot was given affect 1 out of 4. I guess I am part of that unlucky 25%.

A quick search on the internet shows that I am not alone and I can expect the soreness to continue hurting for the next few days, and the pain will be even more intense tomorrow or the day after. Great! :(

Massaging the shot area suppose to help. Anyone want to help me massage my arm?

Daily Gratitude: Not have Tetanus. And great girl friends!

So Much To Do

So little time.

I would like to stay awake then I would have more time. Too bad I feel absolutely sh*tty if I don't get at least 6 hours of sleep (which is about what I got on most nights. I need 7+ hours of beauty sleep to feel good.)

If I spend 8 hours per day on sleep, that leaves 16 hours for work and life. 11-14 hours per day are spend on work (include commute time), that leaves only 2-5 hours for social life and errands.

How can I get more free time?

Food

Being Chinese, eating is a very important part of my life. And living in LA, there are abundance of Chinese food available to me. Unfortunately, there are still no restaurant in this area that serve cuisine from the my birth region.

While web surfing today, I found a great blog entry with pictures of 福建 dishes click here to view.

Fairs

I love fairs! The food, the wine, the crowd, the freebies, the noise....



This morning, I took my grandmas to the Chinese New Year Parade and Festival. The Chinese New Year Parade has been going on for the last 17 years. I've a lot of memories of this parade. Today, I got some really cute handmade jeweleries at one of the festival stands :).

Late Meeting

I am so glad I don't have the usual early morning meeting today. It was nice not have to wake up before sunrise.

Friends

As we get older and older, our live get busier and busier. Even though many of my friends live in the same city, I haven't see a lot of them in awhile :(.

I've dinner with an old friend tonight. We haven't see much of each other after she got a new job & bf and I got busy with work. It was really fun catching up.

I hope work will slow down soon so I'd have more time for get togethers.

Most Boring Blog Ever ;)

I am grateful for many things right now.

I Was Very Grateful This Entire Weekend

Though I am sure you didn't notice, but I've to confess, I didn't blog this entire weekend.

I've good reason, I didn't have internet access because I was on a snowboard/ski trip. But I kept tab and stayed grateful :P

I went snowboarding for the first time this season and the condition was perfect! The temperature was close to 50F the whole weekend, so many of the boarders/skiiers were going down the slope with just long sleeve shirts. The condo was walking distance to the slope and the company were awesome.

Thus, I felt very bless this entire weekend; for the friends I've, the awesome food, the place we stayed, the awesome ski condition, the hot jacuzzi after a full day of boarding, the nap during the drive, the....

Good Morning

I woke up at 4AM today for work. Traffic was awesome. I got to work in half the time. Since it took me so little time to get to work, I stop by Krispy Kreme to pick up a dozen donut for the guys. And even with the stop, I still got to work earlier than usual. Maybe I should change my work schedule to 5AM-2PM, though I think it'd be a battle to not attend meetings that start after 1PM.

The lady at the Krispy Kreme forgot about me so I waited an extra minute or so. I didn't even realized I waited extra long but she was nice and gave me a dollar back. Good (and smart) customer service!

Teenager Pregnancy is No Laughing Matter

But "Juno" is surprisingly funny. Very enjoyable film.

Happy New Year!

Tomorrow we will enter the year of rat. In the spirit of welcoming in the new year, we look up Chinese Horoscope just for fun. Here's one of the site that provide readings for all zodiac signs.

According to this site, I should find someone born in the year of Tiger for business partner. My best love match is someone one year older than me, it'd be like "love at first sight." Other good match would be someone +/-4 years, +2 years, and same age. And I should avoid people who are +/-6 years because we are mortal enemies. Hahah...

Admiration

When I was in college, I couldn't wait to graduate so I could make enough money to do all those things I always wanted to do but couldn't in college due to lack of funding. My biggest aspiration back then was to try all the cool experiences that life offers (like backpacking through Europe, skydiving, eating weird food, etc). Thus, when I graduated and started making money, I set out to check off everything on my "dream-to-do" list. And within a few years, most of them have been checked off. Luckily, many of my friends shared my aspiration so I always thought this is the norm for people in their 20s.

However, in several recent conversations about various life experiences with new friends, I received looks of admiration and amazement. This is a very weird experience for me since I never see myself as someone who does a lot for my age. But in those conversations, I felt this sudden awareness of perhap I am not as normal as I thought I was.

Not Good

Doh! I forgot to blog yesterday; I broke my blog-everyday-resolution :"(

Lately, I been waking up at insane hours. Like tomorrow, I'll have to be up by 5am at the latest. I am not happy about that.

Lately, I been using the gym's jacuzzi and sauna. One of the reasons I am glad I've a gym membership.

Lemon Sugar Crepe

I feel like making something today but we don't have a lot of stuff in the fridge. We do have the basics like flours and sugar, so I make a batch of Lemon Sugar Crepe.

Simple and delicious!

Happiness is When

I get to sleep in :)

(I'll post something more substantial when I am not so sleepy)